{"id":617,"date":"2017-03-31T18:13:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T18:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/?p=617"},"modified":"2017-03-31T18:13:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T18:13:20","slug":"affordable-dentist-legit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This Affordable Dentist Legit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw this dentist who advertised as an affordable dentist. I have a cavity. I was hopeful if I found an affordable dentist I’d be able to get a white filling, which my insurance won’t cover. I decided to go by the office and get a look first. Just to make sure it wasn’t like some backwater office that looks barely sanitary. \u00a0I walked in and the place was immaculate. Impeccably decorated, flat screen TVs. \u00a0How can the office look this wealthy and still be affordable?<\/p>\n

Abigail W. – Arkansas.<\/p>\n

Abigail,<\/p>\n

It’s interesting that you went to peek at the office before scheduling. That may, in part, be the answer to your question. If you think about how families spend money, it will help, too. Let’s say you have two families which earn the same amount of money. One home can be immaculately decorated, but the family rarely travels. Another can keep their home neat, but frugally decorated. Instead, they\u00a0use the money for travel.<\/p>\n

This dentist has a certain amount of money to work with. He spends some on advertising (which would include the appearance of his lobby). \u00a0The rest he can use how he wants. This dentist may prefer a beautiful office, but keeps his prices low to help patients<\/a>. \u00a0He may cut his profits. Or maybe he keeps a leaner staff than most.<\/p>\n

Call and ask what his prices are for white fillings. That should give you some idea of if his prices are as affordable as you’d hoped. Whatever you do, don’t just leave the cavity. It will spread and will likely blow up into an infection, leaving you with a dental emergency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, what could have been a simple filling will turn into an expensive dental crown<\/a> or, worse, a complete tooth replacement such as a dental implant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One thing to bear in mind is that you can get a white filling and your dentist will charge your insurance for the amalgam filling. You’ll only need to make up the difference, saving you some money right off the bat.<\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by Dr. Matt Roper<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I saw this dentist who advertised as an affordable dentist. I have a cavity. I was hopeful if I found an affordable dentist I’d be able to get a white filling, which my insurance won’t cover. I decided to go by the office and get a look first. Just to make sure it wasn’t like … Continue reading Is This Affordable Dentist Legit?<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[68,42,38,374,172,113],"class_list":["post-617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-affordable-dentistry","tag-dental-crowns-2","tag-dental-emergency","tag-dental-implants-2","tag-gibert-affordable-dentist","tag-gilbert-dentist","tag-white-fillings"],"yoast_head":"\nIs This Affordable Dentist Legit? - Vista Dorada Dental Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is This Affordable Dentist Legit? - Vista Dorada Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I saw this dentist who advertised as an affordable dentist. I have a cavity. I was hopeful if I found an affordable dentist I’d be able to get a white filling, which my insurance won’t cover. I decided to go by the office and get a look first. Just to make sure it wasn’t like … Continue reading Is This Affordable Dentist Legit? →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Vista Dorada Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-31T18:13:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"writeradmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"writeradmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/affordable-dentist-legit\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/affordable-dentist-legit\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"writeradmin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b3021a47169fc5cff002369987f52d0e\"},\"headline\":\"Is This Affordable Dentist Legit?\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-31T18:13:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/affordable-dentist-legit\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":368,\"keywords\":[\"dental crowns\",\"dental emergency\",\"dental implants\",\"Gibert Affordable Dentist\",\"gilbert dentist\",\"white fillings\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Affordable Dentistry\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/affordable-dentist-legit\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/affordable-dentist-legit\\\/\",\"name\":\"Is This Affordable Dentist Legit? - Vista Dorada Dental Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-31T18:13:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b3021a47169fc5cff002369987f52d0e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/affordable-dentist-legit\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/affordable-dentist-legit\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/affordable-dentist-legit\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Is This Affordable Dentist Legit?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Vista Dorada Dental Blog\",\"description\":\"Stay Ahead of the Curve with the Latest Dental Trends and Techniques\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b3021a47169fc5cff002369987f52d0e\",\"name\":\"writeradmin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/793b156971907bc161bd68fc1d810f494f44b674f876d96d9335689d3520551c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/793b156971907bc161bd68fc1d810f494f44b674f876d96d9335689d3520551c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/793b156971907bc161bd68fc1d810f494f44b674f876d96d9335689d3520551c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"writeradmin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vistadoradadental.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/writeradmin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is This Affordable Dentist Legit? - Vista Dorada Dental Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is This Affordable Dentist Legit? - Vista Dorada Dental Blog","og_description":"I saw this dentist who advertised as an affordable dentist. I have a cavity. I was hopeful if I found an affordable dentist I’d be able to get a white filling, which my insurance won’t cover. I decided to go by the office and get a look first. Just to make sure it wasn’t like … Continue reading Is This Affordable Dentist Legit? →","og_url":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/","og_site_name":"Vista Dorada Dental Blog","article_published_time":"2017-03-31T18:13:20+00:00","author":"writeradmin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"writeradmin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/"},"author":{"name":"writeradmin","@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b3021a47169fc5cff002369987f52d0e"},"headline":"Is This Affordable Dentist Legit?","datePublished":"2017-03-31T18:13:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/"},"wordCount":368,"keywords":["dental crowns","dental emergency","dental implants","Gibert Affordable Dentist","gilbert dentist","white fillings"],"articleSection":["Affordable Dentistry"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/","url":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/","name":"Is This Affordable Dentist Legit? - Vista Dorada Dental Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-03-31T18:13:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b3021a47169fc5cff002369987f52d0e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/affordable-dentist-legit\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Is This Affordable Dentist Legit?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/","name":"Vista Dorada Dental Blog","description":"Stay Ahead of the Curve with the Latest Dental Trends and Techniques","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b3021a47169fc5cff002369987f52d0e","name":"writeradmin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/793b156971907bc161bd68fc1d810f494f44b674f876d96d9335689d3520551c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/793b156971907bc161bd68fc1d810f494f44b674f876d96d9335689d3520551c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/793b156971907bc161bd68fc1d810f494f44b674f876d96d9335689d3520551c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"writeradmin"},"url":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/author\/writeradmin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":620,"href":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617\/revisions\/620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}